Uruguay set to remove sex from the definition of marriage, after just 6 MPs vote against it
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[url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-20691378[/url]
[quote=BBC News][B]Uruguay has moved closer to legalising gay marriage after the lower house of Congress approved a law making all marriages equal.[/B]
The measure, which was passed by a wide margin, now goes to the Senate where it is expected to be approved.
It would make Uruguay the second Latin American country after Argentina to allow gay marriages.
Same-sex marriages are legal in Mexico City, while civil unions are recognised in several countries in the region.
After a long debate, Uruguayan deputies voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday night to approve the Marriage Equality Law.
"This is not a homosexual or gay marriage law. It is a measure to equalise the institution independent of the sex of the couple," said Julio Bango, one of the bill's authors.
The bill now goes to the Senate where President Jose Mujica's governing coalition has a majority.
In recent years, Uruguay has moved to allow same-sex civil unions, adoption by gay couples, and to allow gay members of the armed forces.
Uruguay's neighbour Argentina legalised gay marriage in 2010. Same-sex marriages have been legal in Mexico City since 2009.
In a recent decision Mexico's Supreme Court overturned a law in the state of Oaxaca that banned gay marriage.
The ruling could pave the way to legalisation across Mexico, according to legal experts.
In May, Brazil's Supreme Court voted overwhelmingly in favour of allowing same-sex couples the same legal rights as married heterosexuals.[/quote]
[url]http://en.mercopress.com/2012/12/12/uruguay-legalizes-same-sex-marriage-and-rights-by-overwhelming-majority[/url]
[quote=MercoPress]Uruguay’s Lower House voted 81 in 87 to legalize same sex marriage on Wednesday, approving a single law for both heterosexuals and homosexuals regulating all kinds of family issues, from divorce to adoption to in-vitro fertilization and how parents can name their children.[/quote]
Latin America gives me hope.
Here's an image regarding popular support for diversity, two marches were had downtown, one for '[i]values[/i]' and another for diversity.
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You can guess which one's which. V:v:V
I like my country. Always getting ahead regarding turning down old world issues.
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You can guess which one's which. V:v:V
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probably the one with rainbows is the anti-gay one right
[QUOTE=thisispain;38807691]probably the one with rainbows is the anti-gay one right[/QUOTE]
yep totally
Hell I think if I were one of those "values" people, if I saw a party that fun I'd just be like "fuck it, yay for gays!"
[QUOTE=Zero Ziat;38807614]Here's an image regarding popular support for diversity, two marches were had downtown, one for '[i]values[/i]' and another for diversity.[/QUOTE]
i dont like how "diversity" gets slapped in with lgbt stuff
if heterosexual people can be racist then why can't i?
[QUOTE=DainBramageStudios;38808028]i dont like how "diversity" gets slapped in with lgbt stuff
if heterosexual people can be racist then why can't i?[/QUOTE]
[img]http://www.bilerico.com/images/gay-black-jewish-klan.jpeg[/img]
I like Uruguay.
of course this happened, theyrgay lol
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